Smithsonian Magazine

Watch the Record-Breaking Auction of This Gustav Klimt Portrait, Which Just Became the Second Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold

"Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer," which played a role in protecting the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust, sold ...
Observer

Sotheby’s Shatters Records at Its Breuer Debut as a $236.4M Klimt Leads the $706M Evening Sale

The auction house’s debut at the Breuer was defined by Gustav Klimt’s late portrait soaring to $236.4 million, anchoring the ...

Night of Modern Art History, Night of Spectacle at Sotheby’s

At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting sold at auction, while Maurizio ...
Artnet News

Leonard Lauder’s Klimt Fetches $236.4 Million at Sotheby’s

The top lot of the week was a Klimt portrait from the collection of Leonard Lauder at Sotheby's. It set a new auction record ...

Leonard Lauder's $400 million legacy comes up for auction

For one top Sotheby’s executive, this year's auction season feels like destiny.“This is the season I’ve waited for my whole ...

How Sotheby’s Turned a Museum Into an Auction House

The auction house makes itself at home in the landmark Breuer building.